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The physician I went to mis- diagnosed my condition. This led to the loss of my job.
Asked on Jun 23rd, 2012 on Medical Malpractice - Kentucky
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Originally diagnosed as having a muscle strain. Sent to physical therapy. Kept telling therapist and physician that condition was not getting better. After several weeks doctor finally ordered an mri which revealed i had a torn distal bicep tendon. My job allowed for twelve weeks of fmla. As it played out, I had surgery to repair the tendon just three weeks prior to my twelve weeks being up so i was not able to return to work by the end of this time. Therefore, I was terminated. had a proper diagnosis been made early on, I likely would have kept my job.
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Failure to order an MRI at the outset to diagnose a possible tendon injury is not something that sounds like medical malpractice. Doctors generally will attempt to cure a muscle problem with physical therapy before ordering an MRI because of the costs and radiation exposure when these diagnostic tests are performed. Nevertheless, you should contact a local medical malpractice attorney and run the facts by him.
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Answered on Jun 23rd, 2012 at 3:19 PM